Don't know where you get this from, stop speaking to the wannabee baristas with beards, body art and funny hairstyles who make you the crappy coffee you complain about. These guys have industrial grinders to work with.

Blade grinders are the most sold worldwide in their millions. Only downfall is when they break you have to buy another one.

There is a simple system to get whatever grind you want, be it for filter, pour over, moka pot and even espresso.

Method is grind for 10 seconds, rest for 10 seconds and so on. This way the beans are not overheated and you get the required grind.

Blade grinders cut the coffee bean which is very different from crushing it like a burr grinder. Can you gut garlic to the constancy you get when you use a crusher? I think not. They could possibly be the most sold worldwide because they are the cheapest. What do you think there are more of, consumers wanting small cheap grinders at home or coffee bars wanting hi volume, robust grinders?

I didn't complain about bearded, tattoos baristas, they are the guys who usually make the quality coffee. Please quote on where I said that?

The only differences between a small quality burr grinder and an "industrial one" the way you put it is the degrees of adjustability, build quality, consistency and volume. Also these grinders yield a better result so again the bearded barista you speak of will make a better coffee using one not a worse one.

For those in Jozi pop in to Sprada - they're part of Foghound Studios on Richards Drive in Midrand.

Full range of bean to cup machines.

We used to do all their machine and coffee bean deliveries & returns for them. Ratio of returns to deliveries was around 1 in 30, so they seem to be reliable - that included coffee shops and privately owned machines.

For those in Jozi pop in to Sprada - they're part of Foghound Studios on Richards Drive in Midrand.

Full range of bean to cup machines.

We used to do all their machine and coffee bean deliveries & returns for them. Ratio of returns to deliveries was around 1 in 30, so they seem to be reliable - that included coffee shops and privately owned machines.

Went to Starbucks in Mall of Africa today. The store look great, big, nice look and I think it would be a good place to meet mates and chat. The coffee however is very mediocre. I would defintely not stand in a line there to get one. Some tell me the food there is better than the coffee.

Went to Starbucks in Mall of Africa today. The store look great, big, nice look and I think it would be a good place to meet mates and chat. The coffee however is very mediocre. I would defintely not stand in a line there to get one. Some tell me the food there is better than the coffee.

Starbucks is hugely overrated - experienced their coffee when I was in New Zealand and the average corner cafe made better quality. Locally I enjoy Seattle Coffee in Cresta. Have had the (very) occasional slightly bitter cup, but in general their stuff is really nice.

Starbucks is hugely overrated - experienced their coffee when I was in New Zealand and the average corner cafe made better quality. Locally I enjoy Seattle Coffee in Cresta. Have had the (very) occasional slightly bitter cup, but in general their stuff is really nice.

Seattle in Cresta are great and whole lot better than the Starbucks that I had today. Motherland in Rosebank are also consistanly good.